. >> good morning, bay area, let's get up and get going. >> good morning, thanks so much for joining us, it's saturday, april 1st. let's start with the weather. hi, frances. >> hi, chris, we have whether you skees ahead. high cloidz off the coast and in parts of the north bay. check out the winds right now. they've really died down compared to yesterday. >> that will allow things to warm up. although, we will see a continued breeze in parts of the north bay hills, temperatures range from 60 degrees if san francisco, where it's really mild, to et is uper 40s in napa and fremont. here's what you can expect. breezy conditions continue in the north bay hills, temperatures mostly in the upper

50s by 9:00. by noon, blue skies, sunny, warm, this afternoon, some temperatures climbing into the low '80s and then it will still be pleasant and clear if you have evening plans, temperatures still hovering near 70 degrees, so today sa cool day, chris. head to the beach as well if you make it there. chris. >> frances, thank you. developing news now, an amber alert has been issued for two young girls who were abducted by a woman t. girls are of asian dissent. on the left is a fin-year-old described as 4 feet, 6 inches tall and 60 pounds, in the middle is a 14-year-old they believe the abductor is a white woman. they were taken from greenville in plymouth county nearly three hours north of sacramento. she was driving a 2016 plaque

toyota prius with the license plate 7uhhoo 3. out of antioch the chbp is investigating how a car slammed into the back of a fire truck cumming the driver of this white car. it happened on highway 4 near the sum the firefighters and the ladder of the truck had minor injuries. it is unclear whether alcohol or drug were involved. in oakland, safety violations have been uncovered at a building where four people died in a fire monday morning. one fire fighter says the apartment building was dangerous. sky captured the terrifying scene. news reporter spoke with oakland's mayor and has the details. >> reporter: carl weathersby and cynthia green lost their father in the fire on monday. >> he saved his country.

he loved oakland. >> reporter: 64-year-old ed and wereson and three others died. we've learned firefighters wanted the densely populated building shut down months ago. >> you find out there were so many steps that could have been done to rid this fire. >> reporter: in an e-mail dated january 8th, a fire captain noticed a fire escape was padlocked. he recommended the fire marshall's office close it immediately due to the danger to life safety. an e-mail sent if february says the building is dangerous! it noted unmaintained smoke detectors. the oakland mayor's office released the documents after a reporter requested earlier this week brought the alarming e-mails to light. >> the e-mail that suggests that we consider shutting down the building is one that disturbs me greatly. >> reporter: the mayor announced today six more fire inspectors problem hired. additional training will take place. changes in the works since 36 people died in the fire. when asked who is responsible

for not heeding fire fighter warnings. >> we are continuing to investigate all of the actions, decisions and communications around this building. >> reporter: they'll keep allowing this kind of stuff to happen. >> a candle sparked the deadly fire. more than 100 people are now displaced. in oakland, abc 7 news. >> 5:04 is our time. authorities are still looking for a gunman armed with a shotgun in santa chara. they say he shot oa woman in a room just before 8:00 last night t. victim is being treated for serious injuries. police believe only the two men were inside the room. no one else was hurt. witnesses did not report a fight before the shooting. first there were protests, but now both healing, after a racially charged incident on social media at an east bay high school. abc 7 news was at albany high school for a unity rally yesterday afternoon. it came after some students were

charged by racially-filled posts on instagram. about 100 students and teachers came towing to sing and comfort one another, even some that weren't from the school. >> it's my life's work to bring children together and to teach them how to get along and to help me -- >> the students who created the instagram account has been suspended. this morning, parents will meet with school officials on campus. embattled california congressman devin nunes returned to his central valley district as he faces calls to step aside from the intel investigation into russia's influence over the presidential election. nunes represents the 22nd congressional district, which includes parts of fresno and our sister station spoke to nunes and has the story from fresno. >> reporter: hundreds of protesters lined the street outside the banquet hall where

songman nunes was with lepdzers him many see him as trying to protect prurp from scrutiny over alleged russian influence. >> devin nunes' behavior is not working for the people. he is working for the president. >> that itself not his job. he's here for us. and i feel he's police it. i feel he's police it in what's going down. >> reporter: what many feel is going down is an attempt to cover up president trump's russian connections, something nunes denies. >> there is no evidence of collusion with the president of the united states and the russians. >> reporter: there seems to be a lot of circumstantial evidence pointing to it. that's why we have this investigations and a matter people want to know. >> that is correct. we will continue to investigate that. >> reporter: when will you get back to business? >> we haven't stopped. >> that is not a true statement we had investigators working every single day on this issue. >> reporter: you a chairman of the house intelligence committee, nunes cancelled meetings and the calls from most of these protesters is nunes

should remove himself or recuse himself from the proceedings. >> yes, i do, i do. it's a fallacy that he thinks he can be impartial for his committee. he's already shown that he has ties to the white house. >> reporter: the congressman's meeting with the banking group is closed to the public. those who attended said he talked about the situation if washington and the valley's water issues. >> very well-spoken. >> reporter: millions of protesters on the street said they wished nunes would hold a town hall meeting and talk to them. >> again, that was jean hagenson reporting. nuno was criticized for receiving reports from the white house 11 days ago but in the sharing them with fellow committee members t. top democrat on the committee received the same materials yesterday. shoppers at a wal-mart had a scary moment last night. take a look at this, under surveillance photos show a man in a mask armed with a gun.

he pulled the weapon during a robbery and took off running north before police arrived. security evacuated the store for a short time. no one was hurt. >> it's an april fool's joke, a tax hike is now in effect for several bay area cities. evoters if san who sea and pleasant hill and martness and newark and east palo alto agreed last year. there are county wide up creases in sandy clara. abc 7 news reporter has this story. >> the sales tax increases were approved by voters in november. >> yes, okay. >> it passed. >> reporter: brenda bailey lives in newark, she says she's retiring and leaving california, because it's too expensive and getting more expensive every day. >> it's the straw that broke the camel's back, now i'm convinced. >> reporter: susan woodstock is the administrative services director in urk into.

she says the projected $3.5 a year new sales tax revenue will may pay for a new city hall. >> the police department alone, it's way too small for them to do community policing t. library is a huge well used and it's small. you just can't accommodate a lot. >> reporter: newark's top percent hike brings the sales tax there to 9.5%. in campbell from 8.75 to the president of the silicon association says the higher taxes don't make sense. >> the politicians come to investigators and say, okay, we want to increase transportation, or we want to help with the homeless or went to help repair the potholes, our problem is, is that if that is a priority for the politicians, how come it's not in the current budget? >> reporter: across california, voters in 66 cities and counties approved sales tax incareer, some as high as a full

percentage point. starting today, california's new tobacco tax is in effect. they say it may motivate thousands of smokers to quit. the spark now up there were 2 for a total tax of $2.87. voters approved the tax last no. it's expected to generate $2 million. most of that will go to medical. this is the first time they had a tobacco tax increase in 18 years. frances, we're kick off april with a warmer than average temperatures. >> definitely warmer than average by five to 15 degrees. we got clear skies over san francisco much of the bay wear. but i also have some rain to tell you about in the seven-day forecast. that's coming up. >> see you soon, thank you. up next, san francisco's

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from daylight to dark, the iconic rainbow flag comes to symbolize the lbgtq community proudly over san francisco's castro district. that's where hundreds of people gathered last night to mourn the man who created that flag. gilbert baker passed away yesterday at his home in new york. abc 7 news reporter was at the memorial and has the story. >> reporter: in honor of gilbert baker, the man who created the gay pride flag, a huge of

marchers carried the banner down the street. in 1978, baker was commissioned by former san francisco supervisors harvey milk to create the flag. gay right actistists shared those memories. >> gilbert helped build the fabric of the first flags. >> reporter: when he talked to my colleagues before the premier of npc's when we rise" mini series. she shared some of the memories. >> oh my god. >> reporter: gilbert baker was 65-years-old, a part of a generation that pulled the gay community out of the closet and swooved the aids crisis. >> we managed to complete lives. so gilbert was a part of that. and the flag became this iconic symbol that was identifiable anywhere. >> reporter: the colors of the rainbow were intended to be a symbol of hope and unity. during a memorial the famous castro flag was honore in baker's honor and replaced with

a new one, a lasting icon of his legacy. nbc 7 news. three people are accused of starting a major fire under interstate 85 in atlanta. police arrested them for thursday's fire that burned so hot, it caused a bridge to collapse. officials haven't said how it started. one man is still in jail. part of i-85 will be closed for months. crews will have to replace nearly 250 feet of highway. $10 million in federal fund willing help to go to fix it. now to a potentially life-threatening recall t. makers of the epipen and epipen, jr., 13 lots made between december of 2015 and judgment of 2016 may not work in an emergency. for all the details go to our website abc 7 news.com or our mobile app. consumers should seek emergency medical help right away if their pen doesn't work. california's great america has announced plans to expand

the south bay theme park has bit projects in the works, including this new line, which opposite to the public at 10:00 a.m. today. officials are planning to build an area similar to downtown disney. abc 7 reporter explains. >> reporter: great america's newest thrill ride is the first roller coaster. the ride patriot welcomed members of the military to be its first riders. >> that's crazy they hit us with fireworks as soon as we came around. so it was quite an experience. >> reporter: great america says this is just the beginning. the city of santa clara approved expansion plans in rezoning the park. one of the biggest projects will be a commercial and entertainment in front of the park, similar to downtown disney the public will access it without going inside the park. >> w really lacking ine ear entertainment, restaurants, lever annual, all this type of activities for families and people that live and work in santa clara, so this is going to

be a destination point for us. >> the park operator plans to add 20 rides and attractions in the next two decades. the city also approved rides up to 250 feet tall. right now the tallest one tops out at 110 feet. >> now it's going to allow us to take this park to a new level. we will be able to build and bring the latest technologies, add a marketplace concept and enhance the overall experience of great america. >> reporter: another major project called city place, which includes a hotel, retail, restaurants and housing is across the street from great america. it's expected to be built in the next four years, right around the time new attractions will be ready at the theme park. it's going to stimulate our local economy by the taxes and filming up our hotels. >> a boost to the city looking to make its mark by entertaining the crowd. >> now

>> showing us quiet conditions with the satellite image. we look towards the bay bridge, temperatures are on the cool side the coolest numbers just before sunrise, san francisco 55, mountain view, 52. check out gilroy, 42 degrees. this time the east bay towards san francisco. we have some cool numbers as well in parts of the north bay, napa is only 48 degrees right now. check out how mild it is in fairfield, 58 degrees. what you will notice today is the winds have died down from this live shot. can we see the flags? not blowing as hard as they were yesterday. they allowed them to climb up sunny and warmer. patchy fog, though, tomorrow morning. >> that leads to slightly cooler conditions on sunday. then possible showers by the end of next week. that's not an april fool's joke. i will show you that in a bit. winds are not as bad.

the north bay, we see a northerly breeze. in napa, gusts could reach 35 miles an hour, then things die down late morning, then into the afternoon. a little breeze at the coast. highs today range and quite warm as well, 60s at the coast, 67 half moon bay, 72 in san francisco. we will see low '80s in parts of the north bay like santa rosa and napa, fairfield and the east bays, upper 70s in concord and livermore, san jose 78. if you are headed to the bay bridge game, series game today at the coliseum, you will need sunglasses and sunscreen, because temperatures will be warm starting off in the upper 60s and then it will be hitting the low 70s by the afternoon. 73 degrees. you want to head to the beach. it's a great day to go. a live shot of the beach. it's pretty quiet right now. but it will warm up to 76 degrees there this afternoon. a high uv index as well. if you need to cool down, you

can dip your toes into the water. tomorrow, here are the temperatures. they're going to be a little cooler. we will be dropping into to mid-70s, around the bay and 60s at the coast, 65 in san francisco. it still will be sunny and mild into sunday. temperatures will continue to come down a little bit more. then mild through mid-week. but i wanted to talk about some rain. here are the rain chances, so thursday night, we could see some light rain falling into friday. better chance of rain and possibly even into next weekend. so enjoy sunny and warm day ahead. because things are going to change by next weekend. we got a warmer day today with the accuweather forecast. a bit cooler for sunday, some patchy fog during the morning hours a. piled pattern monday and still above average into tuesday and wednesday and then here comes the change. thursday at night, we could get a chance of showers.

friday, looks more likely we'll get some april showers. this storm ranks one on our storm impact scale. so still will be pretty light. but it is looking like that storm will be picking up into next weekend, again, is it still far off? a week ahead, things can change. enjoy the sun shine and warmer than average temperatures today. >> for today, i'm sure many people heading out to dloers park getting their tan on, wear that sunscreen. >> yes, definitely. there are a lot of events around the area. today is the day to wear sunscreen, sun glasses, be comfortable. enjoy the nice weather, we certainly deserve a break. >> thank you. just ahead the chp rookie who helped recover $100,000 on

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>> welcome back, everyone, after years of telling us the irs won't call it a payment like scammers do. they are hiring debt collectors to call and demand payment. how will you know which is real and which is a scam? 7 on your side showed us how to tell the difference. >> the reason of this call is to tell you that -- >> the calls came to millions of americans. >> contract litigation department. >> reporter: jerry schumaker and jeannette jacoby? pacifica. >> it would be unpleasant for three years. >> reporter: she believed it. she paid the crook $16,000. believing police were after her and turned herself in before

learning the truth. >> reporter: seeing the evolution of a phone scam is quite sinister and quite nasty. >> reporter: for years, the irs says if you get a call demanding back taxes and threatening jamie, it's a scam. >> well, guess what, now there will be people calling on behalf of the irs to collect taxes, which will be enormously confusing to the public. >> consumer action says scammers know the names of collection agencies and might use that to fool victims. >> it opens the door to a gargantuan increase in the number of irs impersonators contacting members of the public. >> reporter: the irs says a new law called fixing america's surface transportation act requires the irs to hire debt collectors to help pay for new roads. you see, debt collectors get a cut of the taxes they collect t. victims of the infamous scam wonder how to know if it's really the collection agency or really a scam.

>> am i going to believe it when somebody says this is xyz agency? >> no. but somebody else might. >> reporter: the irs says it will mail 2000 britain notices before any debt collector calls. if you get a call before getting a notice, it's probably a scam. also a real irs debt collector will never demand payment by wire or pre paid cards and you will never be threatened with arrest. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. >> officers recovered $100,000 in cash in sam rare coins during a traffic stop on the bay bridge t.chp tweeted a photo of the officers. last week they spotted the vehicles suspected in the death of an elderly person's 40e78 and made the arrest. the suspect now faces a grand theft charge. the officer on the right was on her second day out of the academy. >> this is what happens when you bet against the warriors in

houston, a man wageerred his hometown warriors would beat the rockets. they didn't, his wager, getting duct taped to a street sign it turned out it was a group of pranksters known for stunts. emergency crews showed up to get him down. no one was arrested. they say they don't condone this social media stunt because it wasted resources. warrior's fans are anxiously awaiting kevin durant's return to the team after injuring his knee in february. nbc anchor ran into him after last night's warrior's game. he tells her, he hopes to get back on the court on sunday. rick warren will have last night's game highlights coming up a little later in sports. for a comment on abc 7 morning, the latest on the congressional investigations into russia's meddling in the election. why the president is encouraging his former national security adviser to seek immunity, and we look at what could be the new

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>> good morning, everyone, we are starting this half hour with a quick look at the weather. hi, frances. >> hi, chris. definitely different weather today. temperatures will be warmer than average. doppler 7 slows us high clouds, off the coast, most of us under clear skies. temperatures right now mostly in the 50s. still cool, though, in napa 48. san francisco is currently 56. oakland 53 and san jose 52 degrees a. pretty shot shows you what you can expect. breezy conditions continue still in the north bay hymn. so the higher elevation, temperatures in the upper 50s byt:00. by noon, lots of blue skies everywhere. we'll be climbing into the upper 60s. a sunny and warm day ahead with

some inland numbers hitting the low '80s. around the bay, um see the mid-70 and at the coast, even low- to mid-60s and sunset is at 7:33 tonight, enjoy the evening out and it will be a pleasant day all around. chris. >> frances, thank you. the investigations into russia's interference in the u.s. elections continues to dominate in walk. president trump's former national security adviser leiutenant general michael flynn has offered to answer questions from the congressional intelligence committees in extran for immunity. so far no takers. we are in walk with the latest developments. >> reporter: heading into the weekend, president trump tries to steer the conversation in walk back to america first. >> first only signing an executive order to ensure we fully check all duties imposed on foreign importers that cheat, it's years. >> reporter: the president also ordered a review of trade

deficits one week before china's president comes to washington. but the congressional investigations into russia's meddling in the 2016 election continue to dominate the conversation. friday afternoon, adam schiff the democratic ranking member of the house intelligence committee arrived at the white house to review classified documents and meet with president trump. schiff described the meeting as cordial. also dominating the russia discussion, national security adviser michael flynn was asked for immunity from congress in exchange for his testimony t. testimony tweeting mike flynn should cc for immunity insofar as this is a witch hunt. flynn says he has a story to tell t. white house is concerned about what flynn might tell congress, press secretary sean spicer has one simple response. abc news, washington. >> bay area congress woman jackie spear told abc 7 news, it's way too premature to offer flynn or anyone else immunity into this investigation.

>> before congress would even give a thought to doing that, they're going to rely on the department of justice and the fbi, which is doing the criminal investigation and we don't want to do anything to jeopardize their criminal investigation. >> spears, a member of the house permanent select committee on intelligence, she'll be hosting a conversation with former u.s. ambassador to russia mike mcfall this afternoon at san mateo city hall. as democrats on the senate judiciary committee plan to filibuster the vote on supreme court nominee neil gorsuch, president trump is urging the senate to urge his nominee. he says he is qualified and has a sterling record. he says gorsuch's nomination is about preserving our republic. >> judge gorsuch is going to serve up, by devoting himself to our beloved constitution. what has been clear to all is that judge gorsuch is the man

who respects the law. he defends the constitution and in so doing, he will protect our freedoms. >> president trump also says with gorsuch on the supreme court, america will be a more free, fair and just nation for all citizens. happening today in san francisco, hundreds of people will rally against the conversation of neil gorsuch. this will be one of several rallies across the country called the people's filibuster aimed at resisting the trump agenda, organizers say he has a history of rulings anti-women and anti-disability rights. today's rally starts at 9:30 this morning at justin herman plaza. the second runway is shut down for the week. so it can be repaved. the runways need repaving about every ten years or. so runway 28 left is mostly used for arriving flights. in addition to repaving, crews will also upgrade the lights, add a new taxiway and improve an

existing one. this is the first of several weekend close years, which are expected to last through mid-june. new this morning, more than half of bay area residents polled in a recent survey think the economy is getting worse t. bay area council served 1,000 residents. they found 31% believe the bay area economy is doing better now than six months ago. they found 45% of people feel a significant economic downtown will hit the bay area sometime in the next three years. they say there is a connection between the housing shortage a jobs. virtual reality may be fun and games, but it's also becoming big business and creating jobs in the bay area. abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom attended a conference where it seems like everyone is hiring. >> reporter: in reality, he is punching thin air. but he's a contender for the

heavyweight title in virtual reality. >> all the content needs to be created by people. >> reporter: so here at the silicon valley conference, all exhibitors seem to have one thing in crazy. >> looking developers, electric engineersp. people with hard work experience. >> everyone here is hiring. if you have any experience with virtual reality, combine those two things, i know hundreds will hire you today. >> vr is rapidly expanding beyond games. >> you are seeing a single ccd, right, soon we will have cameras all the way around us. >> reporter: he says every brand will lead vr content, it's headed to the masses. >> it's coming out with a knife. they augmented it. >> that will change everything. >> you will use vr to walk through a home you are thinking of buying with this funny looking gadget. it isn't all engineers. >> i'm targeting males, it's an awesome camera. >> the company creating the tools in the content.

some of the tools like this one are actually creating jobs of their own. they have an experience the size of a warehouse. >> it's a new vr experience. >> they're targeting big unused spaces like old movie theater m >> they create new industries within them. >> reporter: jobs nobody has experience at because they've never experienced before. >> whatever skillset you had before vr, there is a way to apply that to the art. >> reporter: soon this kump conference will take place with the virtual world. >> hoping to get a handshake in vr. i really want to do that. >> abc 7 news. >> it's not an april fool's trick, there is a new synthesized plant based burger that sizzles and smells just like beef. it was developed here in the bay area. how does it taste? lindsay janice puts it to the test. >> reporter: one of these things is not like the other.

they may look the same. but the fact that it's grown in manhattan's east village, looks can be deceiving. the impossible burger, impossible because it smells and bleeds like the real thing but it is entirely plant-based. a claim chef brad farmer serves the possible alongside the impossible at two of his restaurants. >> you can be sitting at the bar. one were an impossible burger and the other we talked about before. >> reporter: these scientists added possible foods in redwood city, california, have spent five years perfecting this revolutionary alternative. so what's it made of? meat, coconut oil and potatoes, plus one juicy secret ingredient. hmm. the iron containing compound uniquely found in animal muscle contributes to the color and taste meat lovers crave. it can be found in plants, it's for carnivores, vegetarians and

vegans alike, as environmentalists can rejoice too. >> the vegan issue is to give people an ethical and sustainable alternative to meat. >> reporter: seeing may be believing. but can you hardly tell just by looking at it. >> the second one i'm saying is meat burger the fourth is the imimpossible burger, am i right? >> you are correct. >> wow, it was really hard to tell. >> making plants taste like beef may not be so impossible after all. putting it down just might be done at abc news, new york. him. >> still ahead on abc 7 morning, a sight to see in south toledo. you will see what it takes too build a ship like this from scratch. but first, here's a live look outside from our east bay hills camera. you see the camera shaking around a bit.

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>> for the second time in a week, an explosion. they tweeted these photos showing the burning home near kirkwood mountain resort t. explosion and fire destroyed the home. investigators believe it was a gas explosion similar to one that damage as home a half mile away last saturday. they didn't say if anyone was injured or if there is a problem with the gas lines. it has been 75 years since the u.s. left an alameda air station, to mark the event, a

b-25 will fire over the former station today. look to the skies around 11:45 a.m.. the mission was in retaliation for japan's attack on pearl harbor. 5:43 the time. frances, i'm having trouble with my allergies the past two days. >> it's similar because of the tree pollen. everybody i know, lots of sneezeing, lots of tissues. we have a warm day on tap. i'll let you know where some people will hit the low '80s today. >> thanks,. also ahead, a playoff-like atmosphere at oracle arena as the warriors and rockets hook up the second time shake up your routine with a completely new way to clean. new colgate total advanced health mouthwash. shake to activate a powerful cleaning action that removes twenty four times more bacteria. improve the health of your mouth with new colgate total advanced health mouthwash. shake to clean.

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pm. opening night for the as monday. the warriors will be back in action tomorrow evening against the wizards. last night golden state tried to beat the rockets for the second time in four days. here's rick quan with the highlights in this morning's sports report. >> good morning, for the second time, warriors squared off, golden state won on tuesday, could the duds do it again, even without kevin durant, they have been on a role, winning fin straight. houston would not win over eric gordon with three. the rockets led as much as 13 before the half. he will hit at the buzzer, houston still led by 5 at halftime. they go ahead in the fourth on this three-pointer by ian clark. he wasn't always free t. hoyers find their way. he drives, he loses the handle. seth curry is there to bank it

in. curry with a team high. winner 70-98. kd shows his approval. in the women's final four, stanford took on south carolina in the first semifinal t. long pass to brittany mcphee who pops to three. late in the quarter, carley sanderson had to leave with a sprained ankle. that would prove critical as they rally from a halftime defic deficit. alissa grey led south carolina with 18 points. gamecocks go on to beat stanford 62-53. >> can go one by one how much i love my teammate, ultimately, we worked our tails off. there is nothing to hang our heads down about. >> in the other semifinal, dak

prescott against yukon, morgan william connects at the buzzer. the bulldogs stun top ranked connect 66-64, snapping the huskies 111 game streak. the sharks are trying to snap out of their slump. it was 2-o flames, before the final score. marc-edouard, cuts the lead in half. calgary comes back with two goals of its own in the period, alex chaschaschaschaschas jones. game two, the bay bridge series, brandon crawford deep in the 2nd for a solo shot. giants lead 1-ot. bases loaded. ryan le barnway appears to have a base hit up the middle. crawford two a great defensive play ends the content. giants-reds 2-to-1.

the series finally is this afternoon at the oakland coliseum. i'm rick quan, have a great >> it's 5:49 this morning t. system that brought us all the strong winds has moved east. we are still seeing high clouds throughout the day. a shot see how the flags are not moving at all. >> that will allow things to warm up. sfraent san francisco is currently pushing five. mountain view 52, as well as san jose. gilroy 41 degrees. half moon bay at 50. at the higher elevation, the cameras are down, the winds continue especially in the north bay hills. but you will notice that the air is changing. once you step out the door this

morning, here's downtown, can you see the camera bouncing once again, it will be sunny and warmer this afternoon. a little patchy fog tomorrow morning. >> that makes for slightly cooler conditions on sunday. then possibly showers by the end of next week. you thought the rain is over, but it's coming back. wind gusts will be a little bit high. napa 23 miles an hour, later on, then it starts to die down about mid-day. then by this afternoon, it will be pretty calm and quiet. temperatures today will range from 60s at the coast. so we have 67, half moon bay, san francisco 72, check out parts of the north bay, 72 in santa rosa, 80 in napa, upper 70s through concord and antioch and livermore, if you are in town, we have great weather ahead as well, sunny, mild today, temperatures in the mid-50s. now, sunday tomorrow there is a slight chance of some rain so increasing clouds summed in

tahoe with a bit of rain possible sunday night. for us, we're looking at rain chances towards the end of the workweek. we are fine, mild and dry through mid-week. thursday night, we could get some light rain moving into the bay area. friday we have a better chance. so let me show you the forecast animation of the rain that moves in. thursday night, 7:00, we're still pretty dry. notice increase in cloud cover, into thursday. midnight, we could get some light rain all along the roads in say parts of the peninsula into the bay. it spreads throughout the morning hours, then we see light rain continuing throughout the day. now, this system may pick up into next weekend. so we will be keeping you posted on that, in the meantime, here's the accuweather 7-day forecast, you can enjoy plenty of sunshine and the warmth today. it is going to feel like summer, head to the pool, head to the beach. bring your sunscreen with you. a touch cooler tomorrow, above average through mid-week. there is that chance of showers

we are tracking late thursday night into friday again, could be a wet weekend, of course, can you stay on top of that, downloading our abc 7 news app, checking the weather forecast, we will keep you posted on that as well. >> what a way to kick off the month of april with all this sunshine. >> enjoy the rain the sun and the warmth. >> that will continue into mid-week. >> frances, thank you. a four-year nautical dream is closer to setting sail. this afternoon, events will be held in sausalito for the first trip matthew turner. it made its first trip yesterday by land not by sea. eric thomas was there, he says young people will ultimately benefit. >> reporter: a couple of hundred people were on hand for the first journey of the matthew turn per pulled by trucks to a nearby boat ramp. >> we felt by bringing boat, we would build a community. >> reporter: alan olsen was there when it was an idea, four years and $5.5 million ago.

he says when the ship is finished. up to 15,000 local youngsters will benefit each year. >> we want to help with that, get them out in nature, particularly since we see the water and the sea. we think that is a wonderful place for them to learn and commune with their basic nature. >> the ship features 250 wooden plampgs cut from trees in mendocino county. it is steamed for three hours before they can be molded into place t. work is both delicate and difficult. >> there's a lot of love and 200,000 man hours? >> most of that is provided by volunteers like dan higgins, a veteran boat builder who splits his year between alaska and pa rin counties. >> every year starts with the same thing, a boom. as you meet the other ship mates and you tell them your expertise, then they mold you into that department. >> we would like the ship to be here the next hundred years. moving the ship is not even

close to being the last step. they have to attach the mast and electronics, that will take it to early summer and fall. eric thomas, abc 7 news. next an april fool's day tradition. why some people will be getting downright stupid today in san francisco. >> a high school in turmoil. >> we will not tolerate racism..

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maybe i want to neutralize. you ever think of that? >> hey there great to be with you on this saturday april 1st. i'm chris winn. >> hi, chris, good morning, everyone, if you feel like summer this afternoon. we start off with doppler image showing us high clouds over parts of the north bay, off to the coast. temperatures are the coolest, right about now before sunrise, some upper 40s in santa rosa and nevada and halfmoon bay and concord makes us in the 50s. san francisco mild at 57. san jose at 51 degrees. the higher elevations in the north bay, it will still be breezy throughout the morning hours. temperatures will mainly be in the upper 50s by